Monthly Archives: April 2008

Aaaagh. I had two job interviews to conduct today. I croaked my way through them. The team was also trying to resolve an evil problem. We diagnosed things through and got very little in the way of eureka moments. The … Continue reading →

A friend of mine has been working with us for the last few weeks. We agreed to do a little leaving celebration for him tonight, and so I ended up on the inside of the ex-Millennium Dome at a music … Continue reading →

Afer work today, feeling a bit under the weather with the start of a cold, I headed to Southampton. It had been my original plan to perform at an open mic night in the city, but I decided that my … Continue reading →

I had expected this weekend to be harder work. I had expected to wake up in Newcastle, do some more work on the kitchen or garden, and then have to head back to Reading late and tired. As it was, … Continue reading →

We woke up. There’s an achievement. Last time we tried this, it went wrong through lack of waking up. This time, however, the waking was achieved. Then we drove (and by we, I mean me) to Newcastle to see what … Continue reading →

I left work in plenty of time to get to my gig. The requested arrival time was way earlier than necessary. Still, I managed to get some warm-up time and messed about with a piano that would be used later … Continue reading →

There’s a guy who organises gigs for me sometimes. He’s running a club in Ealing and hasn’t asked me to do it yet. Odd. You’d think he’d prioritise someone he books. Having said that, tonight he had me booked to … Continue reading →

It has been said that I must be too busy to do some of the basic things in life like wipe my arse. It’s been said recently. In truth, there are some things I don’t do well. I don’t dust, … Continue reading →

Just a quick note. Slowly I’m drawing my plans up for Edinburgh (excuse the italics – quoting War of the Worlds). So far I know where I’m living, I’m thinking of taking a bike, I’m MCing a gig on even … Continue reading →

Every success has a price. Even if it’s not as obvious as selling your soul to the devil in return for some minor legs up in the physical world, there’s always a reaction to the action of success. In the … Continue reading →